Windmill



M. MASSONI Nov. 15, 1938.

WINDMILL Filed Sept. 25, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet l M. MASSONE Nov. 15, 1933 WINDMILL Filed Sept. 25, 1936 y INVENTQR 7775 39072 2 3 3/ 4 4/ ATTORNEYS.

NOV. 15, 1938. v m MASSONI V 2,136,857

WINDMILL Filed Sept. 25, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. I I 77? 7725 51907212 A ORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 15, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFlCEf Application September 25, 1936, Serial No. 102,625

r In Argentina. April 16, 1936 2 Claims. (Cl. 170-42) This invention relates to improvements in the other end of which is attached to the frame wind-mills of the type employing one or more members I5 that is an integral part of theframe Wind-driven wheels to utilize the kinetic force of II. the wind. On the member l5, that is to say, on its upper 5 One characteristic of this invention resides in end, abearing I6 rests, that turns on the shaft ll." 5;;

that the wheel is provided with a shaft that is A bifurcated arm I8 is associated with the bear"- introduced in a box having gears whence a ring ing l6 and provided with two branches 19 and 20 gear moves a shaft projecting from both ends of which are fixed to the shaft 1. The other end 2! said box with a rotation rhythm proportionally of the arm IB carries between both branches a' less than the shaft of the wheel. The shaft of wheel 22 fixed by the shaft 23 which passes 10;

the gear box is provided with two arms moving through the branches of the arm 18. These as many rods in the other ends of which there branches carry two separators 24 and 25.

are established bearing surfaces only. Comple- To the wheel 22 there is fixed a bracket 26-to mentary with said arms and on the same points which is coupled a rod 28. The rod is rotatably of said shaft are arranged two bearings mountconnected to the bracket 26 by means of the nut 15;

ed on the points of a balancing fork which is a 21. The rod 28 passes through the tube 29 that lever of first order. The power is exercised on serves as a rotating shaft between the frame II the arms by the shaft of the gear box, the bearand the tower 30. To facilitate this rotation the ing point is the centre and the branch of the fork frame ll rests on the tower 30 by means of a is connected to the rod of the pump. ball-table 3|. 7 20 An accessory characteristic of this invention At the lower portion of the tower 30 is arranged resides in the fact that the box carries at its lowa weight 32 movable over the arm 33 which, in er portion a flange limiting the movement of turn, is pivoted to a'rod 34 which is secured to inclination of the wheel. the rod 28. The other end of the arm 33 is" Another characteristic consists in that the hinged to a lug 32 by means of a pin 33. In 5 lever can be compensated by a counterweight. place of this weight, or in conjunction with it,

Other characteristics will be seen in the acthere may be placed another one 35 mounted on companying drawings wherein the apparatus is the arm 36 extending from the arm I8. shown in detail. United to the back part of the frame II by l s a Side View Of the Wind-11101701 p r i y means of the hinges 31 and 38 is the rudder or 30 in section so as to disclose certain details. In tail 39 of the apparatus. a t r ng diagram of the motor is The rudder is maintained in a straight posishown. tion by means of the weight 4i) secured to the Fig. 2 shows the device as seen from above; in chain til which passes around the roller 42 mountthis figure the details of the rudder or tail of ed in the support 43. The rudder is formed by 35 the apparatus are illustrated. a rectangular frame 44 in the upper part of 3 is a Side View Showing, a modification Of which is mounted a blade or vane 45. By means the motor Show in of the chain 46 that passes around the rollers 41 3a is a front View 9 and fi i y, and 48 and the end of which is secured to the F e- 1 u rat s t working d ae a 0f F ss.3 projection 49 of the rudder the latter can be 40 and wclosed in case it is not necessary to use the The wheel I provided with blades 15 mounted apparatus on and to the shaft 2 which is supported In the case of an excess wind an automatic by the bearmgs 3 and 4 Wlthm whlch 11; rotates device closes the rudder. This device consists At its other end this shaft 2 carries a conical 45 gearing 5 which meshes with rim 6. This rim 6 i a g f t th h H 5: is mounted on and secured to a shaft 1 which Sal a i on e S mounted carries at both ends a lever arm 8 and turns in on the .proJectlon 49 15 connected by means 0f two bearings 54. Both arms 8 carry in continuathe cham to the arm 53 a to the g?"- tion a rod 9 which is secured at its other end to AS the descnbed type retammg 50 an angle iron H] which, in turn, is fixed't th the same pr1nc1pa1 features, we have the case body frame ll of the device. f

. The pinion 5 and the rim 6 turn freely inside Three d driven W ls 0, I11 and 10 each the grease box l2 provided with a projection l3 operate a rim gear and pinion 3. The three lever 55 to which there is fixed and pivoted an arm I4 arms 8a, 8b and 8c operate a common rod 9a 55' attached to the angle arm III by the intermediate arm 55.

Operation When this transfer is carried out the straight li'ne I--'23 supported on the shaft I1 is taken to action of the wind on the wheel I.

the bracket 26 the rod 28. tinuing the rotation of the rim 6, the arm 2| as the position OA' and by its connection with the frame member I5, upon taking the said position O'A and the pin H takes the position H. If we continue this rotation a moment will arrive in which the rod 9 will commence to displace itself in the direction of its arrow and the movement of the arm I8 will become inverted, the movement of the arm 2| being consequently inverted, which will start an ascending movement.

Basedon this converting device the apparatus in accordance with the present invention functions in the following manner:

Acting as the circumference D we have the rim 6 the rotating movement of which is obtained from the pinion 5 put in motion by the In the manner already described in the working diagram this movement is transformed by means of the lever arm 8 and the rod 9 into an ascending movement of the arm 2| which lifts by means of Logically, in conwe have seen will descend and, therefore, the rod 28 will also descend, thereby producing a rising and falling movement of the rod 28 as the wheel I turns under the action of the wind. As will be understood, this reciprocating movement ofthe rod 28 may be utilized in different forms.

By means-of the counterweight both portions of the arm I8 are balanced, all that is necessary then on the part of the wind being the effort intended to cause the wheel I to rotate.

If a high wind prevails, this presses on the sail 50 overcoming the resistance offered by the weight 40 and this sail in rotating on its shaft 5| tensions the chain 52 and the rudder turns, closing it.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the working diagram (Fig. 3b) is similar to the first case. Here three wheels D effect the rotating movement that is transformed by means of the lever arms 8a, 8b and 8c and the rod 9a into an angular ascending movement of II--23, with the advantage that the work of the three wheels is concentrated on the arm 2|.

What I claim is:

1. A windmill comprising a movable frame, a lever pivoted on the frame for vertical swinging movement on the frame, at least one casing, a wind wheel I having a shaft extending in the casing, a gear in the casing having ashaft connected to one end of said lever and in geared connection with the wind-wheel shaft and a linkage fixed to the gear shaft and to the frame so that the Wind wheel and casing will reciprocate vertically when the'wind wheel is rotated,

and means connected to said lever for' utilizing said vertical reciprocal movement.

2. A windmill comprising a movable frame, a

lever having a plurality of branches pivoted for vertical swinging movement on the frame, a

plurality of casings, a wind driven shaft extending in each casing, a gear r'otatably mounted in each casing and rotatable with respect to the ends of the branches of the lever and in geared connection with the corresponding wind driven 

